## The Representational Consequences
## of Ballot Design

## ch 4 :: Effects on Candidates

## Santiago Alles
## Tiffany D. Barnes
## Carolina Tchintian

## updated: 04/06/2023

Source
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Election Data: 
Tribunal Electoral de Salta. 
available at: <https://www.electoralsalta.gob.ar/>
accessed: 2020-06-24

Demographic Data:
INDEC. "Censo de Población, Hogares y Viviendas 2010." Redatam+SP, CEPAL/CELADE. 
available at: <https://redatam.indec.gob.ar/argbin/RpWebEngine.exe/PortalAction?BASE=CPV2010B>
accessed: 2020-06-24


## Municipality-level Candidate Data

File
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"ABT 2023-Replication Data. Ch4-1.dta"

variable			type    	description
--------			----		-----------
prov_name			<string>	Province name (all same province: SALTA)
dept_name			<string>	Department name
mun_name			<string>	Municipality name
prov_code			<numeric>	INDEC Province code
dept_code			<numeric>	INDEC Department code
mun_code			<numeric>	INDEC Municipality code
year				<numeric>	Election year
office			<string>	Position at stake (all same office: MAYOR)
election_type		<string>	Election type (all same election: GENERAL ELECTION)
elect_date			<date>	Election date
vot_device			<string>	Type of voting device
electronic			<numeric>	Type of voting device: EV = 1, Paper ballot = 0
treatment			<numeric>	Use of EV in 2011: (treatment) electronic = 1, (control) paper = 0
party_number		<numeric>	Party number
party				<string>	Party name
lst_name			<string>	Mayoral candidate: Last name
fst_name			<string>	Mayoral candidate: First name
votes				<numeric>	Candidate votes
votes_pct			<numeric>	Candidate votes (%)
mayor_perf			<numeric>	Candidate relative performance (*)
gender			<numeric>	Gender: female = 1, else = 0
gender_count		<numeric>	Number of female mayoral candidates (not weighted)
incumbent			<numeric>	Incumbency status: incumbent mayor = 1, else = 0
prov_legislator		<numeric>	(Former or current) Provincial legislator: legislator = 1, else = 0
incumbent_gov		<numeric>	Candidate running on incumbent governor ticket
mayor_count			<numeric>	Number of mayoral candidates (not weighted)
gov_party_n			<numeric>	Gubernatorial Party (number)
gov_party			<string>	Gubernatorial Party (**)
candidates_n		<numeric>	Number of mayoral candidates, running on the same gubernatorial ticket
gov_votes			<numeric>	Gubernatorial candidate votes (%)
complete_HS_or_higher	<numeric>	Population (18 or older) with complete high-school education, or higher (%)
NBI				<numeric>	Households with unsatisfied basic needs (%)
total_population		<numeric>	Total population
male_pop			<numeric>	Male population (%)
female_pop			<numeric>	Female population (%)
age_17_or_younger		<numeric>	Population 17 or younger (%)
age_18_29			<numeric>	Population 18-29 years old (%)
age_70_or_older		<numeric>	Population 70 or older (%)


(*) The "Candidate relative performance" is the difference between mayoral and gubernatorial candidates' vote percentages. When there is more than one mayoral candidate on the same gubernatorial ticket, it is calculated as: Mayoral candidate votes (%), minus ( gubernatorial candidate votes (%) divided the number of mayoral candidates on the ticket)

(**) A mayoral candidate may run tied to a gubernatorial candidate from a different party. The variables 'gov_party_n' and 'gov_party' record candidate's attachment in the gubernatorial race.


## Precinct-level Candidate Data

File
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"ABT 2023-Replication Data. Ch4-2.dta"

variable			type    	description
--------			----		-----------
prov_name			<string>	Province name (all same province: SALTA)
dept_name			<string>	Department name
mun_name			<string>	Municipality name
prov_code			<numeric>	INDEC Province code
dept_code			<numeric>	INDEC Department code
mun_code			<numeric>	INDEC Municipality code
year				<numeric>	Election year
office			<string>	Position at stake (all same office: MAYOR)
election_type		<string>	Election type (all same election: GENERAL ELECTION)
elect_date			<date>	Election date
precinct			<string>	Election Precinct ID
num				<numeric>	Election Precinct ID: numeric part
let				<string>	Election Precinct ID: letter part
treatment			<numeric>	Use of EV in 2011: (treatment) electronic = 1, (control) paper = 0
match_level			<string>	Matching level: loose, strict
weights			<numeric>	Matching weights
subclass			<string>	Matching group
party_number		<numeric>	Party number
party				<string>	Party name
lst_name			<string>	Mayoral candidate: Last name
fst_name			<string>	Mayoral candidate: First name
votes				<numeric>	Candidate votes
votes_pct			<numeric>	Candidate votes (%)
gender			<numeric>	Gender: female = 1, else = 0
incumbent			<numeric>	Incumbency status: incumbent mayor = 1, else = 0
prov_legislator		<numeric>	(Former or current) Provincial legislator: legislator = 1, else = 0
gov_party_n			<numeric>	Gubernatorial Party (number)
gov_party			<string>	Gubernatorial Party (*)
gov_votes			<numeric>	Gubernatorial candidate votes (%)
urtubey_votes		<numeric>	Incumbent governor (Urtubey) vote share in 2007
wayar_votes			<numeric>	Gubernatorial runner-up (Wayar) vote share in 2007
complete_HS_or_higher	<numeric>	Population (18 or older) with complete high-school education, or higher (%)
NBI				<numeric>	Households with unsatisfied basic needs (%)
total_population		<numeric>	Total population
male_pop			<numeric>	Male population (%)
female_pop			<numeric>	Female population (%)
age_17_or_younger		<numeric>	Population 17 or younger (%)
age_18_29			<numeric>	Population 18-29 years old (%)
age_70_or_older		<numeric>	Population 70 or older (%)

(*) A mayoral candidate may run tied to a gubernatorial candidate from a different party. The variables 'gov_party_n' and 'gov_party' record candidate's attachment in the gubernatorial race.

